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FuelCell Energy and Toyota complete first “Tri-gen” production system

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megawatts of renewable electricity, part of which will be off-taken by TLS Long Beach to support its operations at the port, which processes approximately 200,000 new Toyota and Lexus vehicles annually. Tri-gen produces 2.3-megawatts

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Ballard to provide 1MW fuel cell system to Toyota for California campus

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Deployment of the CLEARgen system will enable Toyota to satisfy peak and mid-peak power needs using electricity from either the fuel cell system or from the power grid. It is estimated that the system will facilitate reduced consumption of peak grid power and avoidance of up to 10,000 tons of CO 2 emissions annually.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

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Wont all these cars require us to build even more power plants? The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. Generally, theyll plug in at night.

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